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Gisekia pharnaceoides

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Gisekia pharnaceoides is a slightly succulent, glabrous, annual green herb, often with a pinkish tinge. The stems are trailing, decumbent or prostrate, up to 80 cm long, sometimes longer. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in the drier areas of tropical and subtropical climates.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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